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China-Bangladesh relations
![Teesta River Project Pushes Bangladesh Into China-India Cold War Teesta River Project Pushes Bangladesh Into China-India Cold War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-22-125136.jpg)
Teesta River Project Pushes Bangladesh Into China-India Cold War
By Kamal Uddin Mazumder
India has suddenly announced its interest in funding the project, hoping to box China out of involvement. That puts Dhaka in a tough spot.
![What is Driving China-Bangladesh Bonhomie? What is Driving China-Bangladesh Bonhomie?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-18-054909.jpg)
What is Driving China-Bangladesh Bonhomie?
By Mubashar Hasan
Unlike the U.S., China is making no demands on PM Hasina to ensure that elections are free and fair.
![Tempering Expectations From Bangladesh’s ‘Embrace’ of the Indo-Pacific Tempering Expectations From Bangladesh’s ‘Embrace’ of the Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-31-171340.jpg)
Tempering Expectations From Bangladesh’s ‘Embrace’ of the Indo-Pacific
By Rushali Saha
It may be tempting to read foreign policy choices as “embracing” the Indo-Pacific, but a closer look reveals Dhaka’s continued sense of hesitancy.
![What Was Behind the Chinese Foreign Minister’s Midnight Stopover in Bangladesh? What Was Behind the Chinese Foreign Minister’s Midnight Stopover in Bangladesh?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-10-165548.jpg)
What Was Behind the Chinese Foreign Minister’s Midnight Stopover in Bangladesh?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Ahead of his planned tour of African countries, Qin Gang made a surprise stop in Dhaka.
![The BRI in Bangladesh: ‘Win-Win’ or a ‘Debt Trap’? The BRI in Bangladesh: ‘Win-Win’ or a ‘Debt Trap’?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-08-210105.jpg)
The BRI in Bangladesh: ‘Win-Win’ or a ‘Debt Trap’?
By Shaikh Abdur Rahman
Bangladesh's prudent, selective engagement with China's Belt and Road has helped Dhaka avoid the debt problems that plague other South Asian participants.
![China’s Stake in Bangladesh Is Overplayed China’s Stake in Bangladesh Is Overplayed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-07-7.jpg)
China’s Stake in Bangladesh Is Overplayed
By Adam Pitman
The China-India conflict has inspired more paternalism against Bangladesh’s rapidly developing economy.
![Bangladesh and the China-India Conflict Bangladesh and the China-India Conflict](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-21-3.jpg)
Bangladesh and the China-India Conflict
By Mozammil Ahmad
If Dhaka plays its cards right, the country could grasp an opportunity as both China and India up their efforts to gain influence.
![Payra Seaport Won’t Be Another Chinese ‘Pearl’ Payra Seaport Won’t Be Another Chinese ‘Pearl’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19186404920442.jpg)
Payra Seaport Won’t Be Another Chinese ‘Pearl’
By Connor Fairman
Despite India’s concerns, the port in Bangladesh won’t become a Chinese asset – but it will bring Beijing other benefits.
![How Bangladesh Learned to Love the Belt and Road How Bangladesh Learned to Love the Belt and Road](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19186404300082.jpg)
How Bangladesh Learned to Love the Belt and Road
By Sudha Ramachandran
Dhaka has largely avoided the major pitfalls of China’s initiative while embracing the gains.
![How Bangladesh Is Benefiting From the China-India Rivalry How Bangladesh Is Benefiting From the China-India Rivalry](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19186404920442.jpg)
How Bangladesh Is Benefiting From the China-India Rivalry
By Anu Anwar
Bangladesh has turned its neighbors' rivalry into billions of dollars in investment and military equipment.
![China’s Vision for the Belt and Road in South Asia China’s Vision for the Belt and Road in South Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-06_16-31-50.jpg)
China’s Vision for the Belt and Road in South Asia
By Antara Ghosal Singh
What progress has the BRI made in South Asia thus far?
![Bangladesh’s New Military Deal With China Bangladesh’s New Military Deal With China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-sudanese_air_force_hongdu_jl-8.jpg)
Bangladesh’s New Military Deal With China
By Shakil Bin Mushtaq
Bangladesh's purchase of K-8W aircraft has sparked some controversy at home.
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